Jordan Rubin

Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of “Bizarro,” a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MS NOW, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.


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Why Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon doesn’t apply to alleged pipe bomb planter Brian Cole

Even if Cole’s alleged conduct is related to Jan. 6, 2021, his motion to dismiss still faces a fatal problem.

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Supreme Court takes up issue of temporary immigration protections in Haiti, Syria cases

The Trump administration urged the justices to review the immigration issue it has been losing in the lower courts.

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Warning of ‘mortal danger,’ Haitian immigrants plead with justices to keep protections

“Deportation to Haiti would place TPS holders in mortal danger,” they said, referring to temporary protected status.

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No, the Supreme Court didn’t say Trump has ‘absolute right to charge TARIFFS’ differently

Kavanaugh’s dissent argued that the president’s backup plan might succeed, but the majority didn’t preapprove it.

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Jackson and Kavanaugh debate the shadow docket while big immigration moves await

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter hits the latest on Bannon, an off-court battle and refuge for Haitians and Syrians.

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Ask Jordan: Can the next president add justices to the Supreme Court?

“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues.

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Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 call plaque installation illegal

Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges told a judge that putting the memorial plaque “in a part of the Capitol hidden from the public” fails to comply with the law.

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Trump DOJ runs to Supreme Court in bid to end Haiti immigration protections

The application comes as the justices are due to rule on a similar urgent appeal to end Syrian protections.

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Trump DOJ seeks control over search of Washington Post reporter’s devices

A judge previously declined to leave “the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse.”

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Smartmatic claims vindictive prosecution in Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’

The voting technology company said the president is seeking revenge based on “his mantra that the 2020 election was rigged.”